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Removing strut.... NYSail at 11:15am 07.29.16 Ask All Sailors 4/2278 hello all...... So I have a slight weep from my strut. Very slight and see no reason to do now, howe
Practical Sailor Rick D at 11:06am 07.29.16 Ask All Sailors 3/649 I assume the rest of you subscribers have also received the letter stating the page count will be re
Fun time-lapse video Jackdaw at 9:37am 07.29.16 Ask All Sailors 3/362 Fun vid... I mounted a GoPro Session camera to the mainsail headboard, and set it to take a photo ev
In Praise of Crowley's and Lewmar... Skip Gundlach at 7:40am 07.29.16 Ask All Sailors 0/307 In Praise of Crowley's and Lewmar... I am servicing my Lewmar V3 windlass. Extended emails and a f
Fuel Tank Options & Hello Cujo665 at 7:36am 07.29.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/722 Hello all, New site member New owner of a 1979 O'day 23 Learned to sail with my father on an O'day 2
Lewmar Gear shifter help needed Jack at 6:10am 07.29.16 Ask All Sailors 3/466 Hi All... this is something that has been happening intermittently for a couple of years. sometime
Coffee Pot Clamps CYQK at 5:13am 07.29.16 Ask All Sailors 10/5209 On the gimballed stove thread someone mentioned using a coffee pot clamp on their stove Anyone have
25.5 Sole Repair (2) kaboboom at 3:18am 07.29.16 Smaller Boats 0/434 The Pop-Top on the 25.5 is notorious for taking on water. Some previous owner decided to drill a hol
Coating and sealing options for the swing keel reefsider at 12:18am 07.29.16 Catalina 22 6/1441 Hi all, I just got the keel off and am going to have it sand blasted and a bushing pressed in. Once
Removing threshhold ??? gjordan at 8:58pm 07.28.16 Catalina 22 15/1623 I have been removing some of the teak and taking it home to varnish. I cant seem to remove the thres
Noflex Experience? Rick D at 8:26pm 07.28.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/977 Curious what your experience has been with Noflex Digestor (See Jetvac Inc.)? I have used it for ab
Hood Double Line Furler Terry Cox at 7:56pm 07.28.16 Big Boats 0/535 Two weeks ago something happened to the original 1991 150 genoa Hood furling system on our P42. At t
ICOM 718 and 120 Tuner Rick D at 7:25pm 07.28.16 SSB and Ham Operators 5/1932 Was at the boat the last couple of days and looked at the old 700 SSB I have. Thinking I should repl
Beneteau First 38.5 RA/CU Ropeburn at 7:14pm 07.28.16 Ask All Sailors 9/2650 Need help. Regaurding the Beneteau First 38.5 .....Is this a decent club racing boat or a true dog.
1993 macgregor 26X. Pam at 6:58pm 07.28.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/3358 Looking for someone that owns a 1993 26 X. I just purchased this as my first sailboat. Please if any
Topclimber Ken13559 at 6:21pm 07.28.16 Mid-Size Boats 11/1314 I've bought a Topclimber several months back, now I'm going to use it for the first time on my H326.
Anti-Siphon for 5411 lpbosch at 2:19pm 07.28.16 Catalina 30 9/1408 Does anyone know where (or have a pic) of the location and configuration of the anti-siphon valve fo
Drilling into the deck at the mast John Rushing at 1:54pm 07.28.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/621 Has anyone put pad eyes at the base of the mast? What would I be drilling into on a Hunter 34 from
H34 Battery Bank Overhaul - tips and recommendations SV My Luv Too at 1:07pm 07.28.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2063 The battery bank on our 1985 H34 needs an overhaul. Current batteries work but look old, wires are a
Hunter 50 Impeller change SEMPERAVANTI41 at 12:34pm 07.28.16 Ask All Sailors 7/664 I am in the middle of changing the impeller on my Yanmar JH4-HTE. It is a very tough job, as the pum

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working on my yanmar 2gm tradecode at 2:44pm 03.30.24 the speed i measured, using the tach in the control panel, was performed in neutral at the dock. i
"No Step" decals Rick486 at 2:34pm 03.30.24
M25XPB eng/battery fuse size Clydo at 2:33pm 03.30.24 I found this pic in my photo archives. Looks like my ANL fuses are actually 130A, so the 150's sho
Time for a new exhaust riser? dlochner at 2:18pm 03.30.24 I'd be more worried about the exhaust mixer. Kloudie1 might be right about it just being a loose or
PHRF O'Day 192 (1) Davidasailor26 at 2:18pm 03.30.24
Time for a new exhaust riser? Richard19068 at 2:11pm 03.30.24 Yes. Many of us have stuck the end in a plastic can to avoid dirt in the engine compartment. Othe
PHRF O'Day 192 shemandr at 1:55pm 03.30.24 We are talking about PHRF - right? That's the point. There isn't an official number. It varies by
PHRF O'Day 192 JBP-PA at 1:54pm 03.30.24 The exact rating for your boat can vary according to what equipment you have, for example a headsail
Rode for Desolation Sound Richard19068 at 1:37pm 03.30.24
Fake teak deck glue..... NYSail at 1:14pm 03.30.24
3GM30F Service Issue PNWE36 at 12:42pm 03.30.24 Also here is a link to an article on this engine in Practical Sailor magazine published Feb 29, 2024
3GM30F Service Issue PNWE36 at 12:34pm 03.30.24 Hello, I had this engine in my previous sailboat a Beneteau 331 which I owned from 500 hours to 2200
37c 3qm30 Kanzaki water house routing please help dlochner at 12:31pm 03.30.24 I had a Kanzaki transmission and it was not cooled at all. There may be an oil cooler. On the Yanmar
working on my yanmar 2gm (1) Richard19068 at 12:26pm 03.30.24 +1 on everything Davidsailor26 said See the attached page from the manual
working on my yanmar 2gm Davidasailor26 at 12:23pm 03.30.24 Someone with a 2GM might be able to confirm, but the two levers on top of the engine look like they
37c 3qm30 Kanzaki water house routing please help Cocoa Beach Sailor at 11:11am 03.30.24 Perhaps the two pages in the attached pdf will help? I scanned from Yanmar's official 2QM/3QM serv
37c 3qm30 Kanzaki water house routing please help Cocoa Beach Sailor at 11:06am 03.30.24 It would seem that if that is a transmission cooler that this would be first in the cooling line.
HUNTER 23 DIMENSIONS WOOD cristiano junior at 10:20am 03.30.24 what are you exactly looking for as your description is unclear It would be the size of the intern
Rode for Desolation Sound Kings Gambit at 10:15am 03.30.24
37c 3qm30 Kanzaki water house routing please help Johnb at 10:07am 03.30.24 Figured my manual would not do you any good.

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